Human milk and NEC

For premature and medically fragile babies, breast milk can be a lifesaving intervention.

Exploring Human Milk's Role in Preventing NEC

The NEC Society’s webinar series on human milk covered evidence-based practices for optimizing the use of human milk with babies at increased risk of NEC, as well as practical strategies for partnering with NICU parents.

Webinar: Mother’s Own Milk

Webinar: Pasteurized Donor Milk

Helpful Articles

This collection of articles is designed to support families, caregivers, and healthcare professionals in understanding necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).

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How to Optimize the Use of Mother’s Own Milk in the NICU

In the NICU, mother’s breast milk is medicine for very premature infants. Mother’s breast milk has a multitude of nutritional and immune properties that protect ...

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2023 NEC Symposium

The NEC Symposium brought together 200 participants from 9 countries and 35 US states to advance research and quality care. Together, we are building a ...

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10 Things for Bereaved Parents to Know

Created by bereaved parents for bereaved parents. What we wish someone had told us when our baby passed away from NEC. ...

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10 Things All Parents of NICU Babies Need To Know

Created by parents of NICU babies impacted by NEC: what we wish we had known from day one in the NICU. ...

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I Gave My Baby Breast Milk. Why Did She Develop NEC?

This story challenges the assumption that breast milk alone prevents NEC. It highlights the complexities of NEC, emphasizing the need for more research and understanding ...

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9 Things You Need to Know About Necrotizing Enterocolitis

When my son Micah was six weeks old, I thought he had overcome his fiercest battles that are common to babies born at 27 weeks ...

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2021 NEC Symposium- Virtual Sessions

The NEC Society presented the 2021 NEC Virtual Sessions in partnership with Cincinnati Children's and attracted 300 diverse stakeholders from 16 countries and 40 US ...

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2019 NEC Symposium- University of Michigan.

The NEC Society presented the NEC Symposium in Ann Arbor, Michigan, June 2 – 5, 2019 with generous support from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute ...

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2017 NEC Symposium- University of California Davis

The NEC Symposium at UC Davis, entitled “A Transdisciplinary Approach to Improved Outcomes”, was held in April 2017. The Symposium was the first meeting in ...